Thank you so very much Joshua Rathmell for coming forward and telling the police what you witnessed on that day.
Video: Police interview with Joshua Rathmell
http://video.news.com.au/v/139415/Police-interview-with-Joshua-Rathwell
Another thought; what's with the pouting lips etc, The public passive show having his tie arranged by a "beautiful" woman whose eyes may not look past his own ? Does he think he is some kind of Sex Siren or something? Siren: each of a number of women or winged creatures whose singing lured unwary sailors on to rocks.
Or have I got that mixed up "catering to high end athletes. "
High end athletes. Or High End strippers?
Please may someone explain the meaning of this "work" which apparently pays very highly.
This trial seems to have been ongoing for months not three weeks. I can't begin to imagine how long it must seem for Lisa's mum. Here's hoping Justice Lucy comes back with her verdict soon!!
In the meantime, while we wait for that verdict, some of you may be interested in this case. The brutal bashing of 35yr old Shey Webber in Victoria. It's horrific!!
I opened a thread for it earlier.
Aus-Vic -Shey Webber,35,brutally beaten Nov 6th,2013, in a coma fighting for her life - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community
Thank you so very much Joshua Rathmell for coming forward and telling the police what you witnessed on that day.
Video: Police interview with Joshua Rathmell
http://video.news.com.au/v/139415/Police-interview-with-Joshua-Rathwell
So this guy clearly witnesses a murder, and does not report it to anyone and just heads off to work? That is astonishing, and very hard to understand..
So this guy clearly witnesses a murder, and does not report it to anyone and just heads off to work? That is astonishing, and very hard to understand..
So this guy witnesses a murder, notes that the person who dumped the body is standing not too far from him acting in a very strange manner. There are not a whole lot of people about at this time and any one of these people MAY be a witness to the event. Might tell all. A witness might even hold the key to his getting away with it. Although agitated, the person who discarded the "luggage" is sober enough to be poking Lisa's head when others are trying to resuscitate her. Was he preparing to finish her off if necessary? What ELSE is this person such as this capable of?
Not only has Joshua witnessed what appears to be a murder, he was almost rubbing shoulders with a monster. This same monster may or may not be high on drugs, he may be a lunatic or insane, he may be anything. Not many minutes before, this monster was screaming violently.
Need to tread very carefully Joshua. Above all, stay alive and be a good, strong, clear minded and reliable witness.
So this guy clearly witnesses a murder, and does not report it to anyone and just heads off to work? That is astonishing, and very hard to understand..
Don't know if I missed it - but was there ever an autopsy report presented to the court?
I ask because I think she was already deceased before he threw her over the balcony - I think she could have been suffocated or even had her neck broken from the hold he had on her, hence no scratch marks or any sign of her defending herself.
So this guy clearly witnesses a murder, and does not report it to anyone and just heads off to work? That is astonishing, and very hard to understand..
Folks the discussion about the girlfriend has gone over the line hence I've removed quite a few posts.
Please keep in mind she is not the one on trial here. If there's info about her in MSM then it's fine to discuss. Anything outside of that is a :nono:
I don't know. Some things take your time to get your head around.
Most sleuthers here from what I have seen are drawn here because we have had some sort of trauma of our own. Some sort of unanswered question. Something that keeps us awake at night. That's a generalisation of course, but my impression of what brings us together to seek truth and justice is a drive from our own past.
I'm not playing the sympathy bell here, but I need to outline something to make a point. I had an exceptionally turbulent and traumatic childhood. By 18 years of age I had been to 9 funerals of people directly close to me - not random great aunt Mildred, but people from my daily life.
My husband on the other hand has all grandparents still alive, even though he is 36. The biggest death he has had was last year when the puppy he grew up with passed away.
A few years ago we were first on the scene of a fatal car accident when driving interstate. Because of what I do professionally, I basically had him on the phone to 000 updating them on the situation, having him relay my requests for medstar activation and a paeds intensivist, while I worked on the victims.
For me, it was upsetting, tragic but I can sort of shrug and say **** happens. I feel so deeply for the families, but for work I need to have a detatchment
For him, it was the first time death had ever shown its face, and it literally took months for him to get over and move on from.
If it had been my husband that witnessed that - he would have been in shock, both from the event but also what emotions were crawling up.
I absolutely know he would have gone to work that day. Tried to avoid it. He wouldn't even know how to say to me "guess what I saw on the way to work today" - but he might give it up after some probing by me.
Then I would try to convince him to go to the police. He would downplay the importance of whT he saw, what it could mean. Eventually he would come around and do it.
But I can easily see it taking days not minutes to arrive at that point.
We sleuthers are strong, hardened by the harshness of life's experiences, and we also know the importance of information that may seem trivial.
Not everyone else does, so let's not judge a witness for taking time to come forward, let us commend the fact that he did.